Racial features of a dragonborn draconic changeling?

[blargney the second]

A few questions related to becoming a dragonborn of Bahamut:

1) What racial features does a changeling retain when they become a dragonborn?
2) What happens to racial substitution levels? (Changeling Rogue in this case.)
3) What happens to racial feats? (Racial Emulation, which relies on Minor Shape Change.)
4) What happens to inherited templates? (This is a draconic changeling.)

Thanks!
-blarg

 

[Sejs]

A few questions related to becoming a dragonborn of Bahamut:

1) What racial features does a changeling retain when they become a dragonborn?

None. As per the dragonborn description, you lose all your racial features.

2) What happens to racial substitution levels? (Changeling Rogue in this case.)

Nothing, you keep them. Your type and subtype don't change, and it expressly says that you still count as a member of your original race for things that have such as a requirement or pre-req.

3) What happens to racial feats? (Racial Emulation, which relies on Minor Shape Change.)

In this case - gone, daddyo. You still meet the 'Changeling' requirement, but you no longer have the ability to change shape so having the feat won't do you any good.

4) What happens to inherited templates? (This is a draconic changeling.)

Would be treated as part of the base creature. You'd keep your stat adjustments, size, speed, hd, etc - but all special features (such as a breath weapon, say) would be lost.


In a nutshell, a draconic changeling that becomes a dragonborn can no longer change... he can just .. ling.

It's not a very good option.

Thanks!
-blarg[/QUOTE]

 

[blargney the second]

Wow, that's really not a good option then. So he'd have the shapechanger subtype and no ability to change shape? *chuckle*

 

[javcs]

Well, he'd still have immunity to polymorph subschool effects ... technically, by right of the shapechanger subtype.

But, nothing else.